Gerald Oakley (born 25 July 1933) is a British former
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Born in Purley, Surrey, Oakley was a tall bespectacled player, active on tour from the 1940s to 1960s.
Oakley, a mixed doubles finalist at the
1949 French Championships, represented the
Great Britain Davis Cup team
The Great Britain Davis Cup team has represented the United Kingdom internationally since 1900 in the Davis Cup. Organised by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), it is one of the 50 members of International Tennis Federation's European associatio ...
in 1953 and 1953. He won both of his singles rubbers, including a five-set match against Wimbledon champion
Bob Falkenburg
Robert Falkenburg (January 29, 1926 – January 6, 2022) was an American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and for introducing soft ice cream and American f ...
of Brazil.
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
See also
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List of Great Britain Davis Cup team representatives
References
External links
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1933 births
Living people
British male tennis players
English male tennis players
Tennis people from Surrey
People from Purley, London
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Croydon